zischtog

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• tschischtag, zischtag, zischtàg, zéischtag

Etymology

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”). Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.

Noun

zischtog m

1. (Carcoforo) Tuesday

See also

• days of the week (Carcoforo dialect): tog der wuchu (appendix): meintog · zischtog · mittwuchu · frontog · fritog · ŝchamschtog · ŝchunnutog ^[edit]

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien